Know Your Fighter: Ryan Leavey

Full Name:

Ryan Leavey

Age:

23

Where were you born:

Penrith, NSW

Where do you live:

Sunshine Coast

Which gym do you train out of:

Tribal MMA

Who are your coaches:

Paul & Connor Birch

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Purple Belt in BJJ

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

I played Rugby League

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

When I was 17 after my first am fight I always had the dream of the UFC and what not as everybody does but, Probably not until I turned 21 I thought I could possibly turn this into a Career I’ve definitely got a long way to go before that stage but it’s obviously still the dream!

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Everybody loves sparring night but I just love and enjoy being around like minded people with similar goals to myself and getting away from the grind of everyday life. Banter and training with good mates is definitely the best part and if you’re not enjoying yourself why would you do it right?

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

My massive Biceps and my spirit I will keep going until the wheels fall out literally

How would you describe your fighting style:

More of a striking style but I believe I’m starting to become a well rounded Martial Artist

What is your favourite sport and why:

Besides MMA, I have always loved my Rugby League! GO PARRA

Who is your favourite athlete:

Nathan Hindmarsh & Jarryd Hayne

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Robert Whittaker

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goal is to win this next fight whatever it takes ! And long term to become a Successful Professional Athlete !

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

Fireworks, I believe my fights are always entertaining win or lose and you should always be tuning in to watch!

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I believe it will be a banger and neither of us will be taking many backward steps!

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thanks for your support! It definitely doesn’t go unnoticed and I appreciate all of you

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

Instagram @rleavey_

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Know Your Fighter: Jake Pitfield

Full Name:

Jake Pitfield

Age:

30

Where were you born:

Killarney, Ontario, Canada

Where do you live:

Sunshine Coast

Which gym do you train out of:

Combat Lab

Who are your coaches:

Joel Szepesvary, Ty Duncan, Hank king

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Bjj purple belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Ice hockey

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

In 2019 when I started training at combat lab.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Honestly I love it all, I love progressing and mixing all the pieces together. It’s what makes mma so sweet.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

I think I’m good everywhere but mixing it together along with the cardio is my biggest strength.

How would you describe your fighting style:

I think I just have an mma style, using pieces of everything and putting it together. Trying to be unpredictable in the way I fight.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA for sure, I love it. Craziest sport in the world.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Too many to choose right now I follow so many.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Anderson Silva in his prime was always my favourite Also GSP being the Canadian GOAT

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My immediate goal is to win this fight in impressive fashion! And just continue one fight at a time and see where this takes me.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

Win or lose it’s going to be a fun fight

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see my self mixing in striking and wresting to keep my opponent guessing what I’ll do next and finish him where ever the opportunity presents itself.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Appreciate all the support and can’t wait to put on a sick performance for all of you! Love you guys

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

Insta -@jakepitfield

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Know Your Fighter: Isaac Small

Full Name:

Isaac Small

Age:

22

Where were you born:

Brisbane

Where do you live:

Brisbane

Which gym do you train out of:

Ironfist

Who are your coaches:

Daniel Bell, Simon, Mal Van

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

White belt 4 stripes

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Football for 15 years Rugby for 4 years Downhill skating for 5 years

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

I started to take mma seriously about 2 years ago but have taken time off to work hard on my grappling.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Sparring is definitely my favorite day of the week. Nothing like having an opponent or training partner in front of you to practice new combos or techniques that I might use in an actual fight

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

My power and striking.

How would you describe your fighting style:

An explosive striker who can throw fancy cool stuff but also fight like a hunter ready to finish the fight.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA is my favorite sport purely for the fact of it incorporates all fighting styles into one code. Means I can mix styles into my fighting style taking bits and pieces from various martial arts.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Micheal Jordan and Kobe Bryant have always been a big inspiration in sports and life for me to keep pushing and be the best I can.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Adesanya and Cory Sandhagen are my favorite just because there style is so effortless

What are your immediate and long term goals:

This years goals is to stay focused and fight as many times as possible getting much needed experience. My goals are to win as many as possible and potentially see if a pro debut could happen in 2025

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

Explosive striking with fast hard power. Good takedown defense

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

Round 2 tko via right hand. I expect him to try and pour it on then when the striking isn’t working to try and take me down.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you to everyone who supports me and I hope you’re ready for a great show.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

@isaac__small

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Know Your Fighter: Ran Deng

Full Name:

Ran Deng

Age:

23

Where were you born:

Egypt

Where do you live:

Springfield, Ipswich

Which gym do you train out of:

NTG Fight & Fitness

Who are your coaches:

Nugget McNaught, Alvaro Navarro, Marcelo Balthazar da Silveira, Kalob Gray

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

White Belt BJJ

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Athletics, Basketball, Soccer, Rugby

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

I took Martial arts seriously as a hobby in 2021 and began taking it seriously in 2023 after having 3 kickboxing fights and 2 mma fights.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

My favourite aspect of training is learning new techniques and applying them in real situations. Favourite session is Wednesday night sparring.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

My length, speed, intelligence and adaptability.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Master of range! General of destruction!

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA!!! Because it’s the most unpredictable sport in the world. Anything can happens.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Adesanya, LeBron, Nadal

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

2018/19 Adesanya, Anderson Silva 2006/07, McGregor 2015/16. Can’t choose, all elite guys.

What are your immediate and long term goals:

To be the best martial artist in the country, the world… then the universe.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

They should expect the unexpected

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I see myself being too sharp on the feet, my opponent will try to wrestle and my anti- wrestling holds up. I then get a late finish.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thank you for all the love and support. It means the world.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

@ransrealityntg

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Know Your Fighter: Ethan Mitchell

Full Name:

Ethan Mitchell

Age:

21

Where were you born:

Brisbane

Where do you live:

Brisbane

Which gym do you train out of:

Team Compton

Who are your coaches:

Steve & Eliot Compton Dom Marfan Tom Nolan Blair Bretag Jayden Binnie

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Purple belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Martial arts, started when I was 10.

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

It was always a hobby. Once I was in year 10 doing it before and after school everyday and weekends I think that’s when it changed to potentially something I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Learning, I love learning all there is to know about martial arts. In every session there’s something to learn so I can’t choose a favourite.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

I think the biggest thing is my unorthodox style in striking. Which comes from learning everything I can. I love any and all striking.

How would you describe your fighting style:

I would say it’s a combination of traditional arts. However, everyone else says it’s just unorthodox.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA, it’s the strategy, it’s the grit, it’s the passion that everyone involved has. It’s just an excellent atmosphere to be around and apart of. Whether or watching it with friends and participating.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Andy Hug

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Andy Hug

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goals are just to compete pretty regularly and train as much as I can. As for long term, to just compete and build myself to point where I can be comfortable train everyday.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

Kicking, a lot of people who know me, know me because of my kicks and striking game.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

TKO or KO through strikes

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

It’s an absolute pleasure to show case what this sport is all about! I hope you enjoy my fights.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

Instagram: @ethanthekane

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Know Your Fighter: Dom Aston

Full Name:

Dominic Aston

Age:

23

Where were you born:

Sydney

Where do you live:

Gold Coast

Which gym do you train out of:

Pumma

Who are your coaches:

Vincent Perry & Vincente Cavalcanti

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Blue belt and 5-1 mma record

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Rugby Union

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

2023 I started treating mma less of a hobby and became more of an obsession or career.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Wrestling, hurts the most and always leave the session completely wrecked

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

My wrestling has become one of my greatest weapons since my last loss.

How would you describe your fighting style:

High pressure, stand and bang, no backwards steps

What is your favourite sport and why:

BJJ is my favourite sport of the individual martial arts as I really enjoy the complexity of the game and how there is no such thing as a punchers chance when it comes to bjj it’s purely down to who has the most skill and heart.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Hopefully not too soon to say this but I admire Illia Topuria style and I try replicate it myself in the gym and will try in the cage aswell.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Currently Khamzat Chimaev for his style and for getting to where he got so quick.

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goals is go pro asap, hoping this to be one of if not the last amateur fights and start getting paid.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

FOTN and non stop action, I don’t take breaks in the ring.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

Other guy quitting when he realises I ain’t slowing down

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

😘😘

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

Instagram: @dominic.aston.1 , or in the Eternal cage

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Know Your Fighter: John Martin Fraser

Full Name:

John Martin Fraser

Age:

31

Where were you born:

Wales

Where do you live:

Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Which gym do you train out of:

Ignite MMA & Vice Training Centre

Who are your coaches:

Ryan Dunstan, Ryan Doyle & Kyle Noke

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Bjj Brown belt when on top & a 2 stripe blue belt when on bottom.

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

I did kung fu from a young age then started Rugby union, I was a big fat bastard, that couldn’t catch, pass or tackle very well so I was left with scrummaging and rucking at tight head position. I found I enjoyed fighting on or off the field more than rugby so left that there and started training boxing on and off instead.

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

When I moved to Australia I got introduced to bjj and fell in love with it instantly, not long after I started training with the Noke brothers and trained everyday from the off. Few weeks in I started doing their striking/mma classes and it took over my life in the best way possible. I was dedicated like a professional very early other than being dedicated in my diet. It wasn’t until I became more educated with diet years later and dropped to middleweight that I realised I’m pretty good at this.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

I love it all but if I had to pick one session it would have to be mma sparring day. It’s the closest thing to replicating a real fight where I get to put it all together and link all the disciplines.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

I’m very coachable, too many people get shown or told things whether it be a technique or a strategy to implement or drill to practice and it goes in one ear and out the other and they go back to playing their A game and do what their comfortable doing. I get obsessed with learning and adding to my game constantly and if my coach tells me to do something it’s done until I get better at it.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Aggressive and in your face.

What is your favourite sport and why:

MMA. It’s the ultimate combat sport, the only thing would make it better is allow headbutts, I’d love to have an mma fight and be able to knock someone out with headbutts in their guard

Who is your favourite athlete:

Someone like Mike Perry would be up there, he’s a mad cunt.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Probably Mike Tyson, I spent so much time watching YouTube videos of Tyson knocking people out and training when I was growing up. He’s one of a kind

What are your immediate and long term goals:

My immediate goal is perform to the best of my ability on March 16th, beat Ben Johnston, get my hand raised and my long term goal is have a successful UFC career.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

An exciting fight with either a quick finish or an 5 round war and a questionable post fight interview.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

I dont focus on the outcomes or predictions, im going out there to perform and winning will be the by product of that, I’m prepared for the fight to go anywhere. You’ve got two guys at the top of the division who have trained hard to go in and take each others health away from the other. Let’s see who’s successful in doing that.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Everyone coming to watch, tuning in at home from Australia or Wales, I’m forever grateful.

Also thanks to my sponsors, I would not be where I am without you guys.

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

Instagram: @johnfraser92

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Know Your Fighter: Yusuke Sato

Full Name:

Yusuke Sato

Age:

25

Where were you born:

Kumamoto, Japan

Where do you live:

Gold Coast, Australia

Which gym do you train out of:

CMBT Training Centre

Who are your coaches:

Miles Muecke & Brentin Mumford

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Karate Black Belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Karate, Judo and Baseball

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

Only when I came to Australia about 18 months ago.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

Everything is fresh to me, MMA Training, living and speaking a second language, even the air too, so I love my life.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

Obviously striking since born is useful to MMA and I reckon Living in an environment different from the one you were born in is not easy, but it makes you mentally stronger.

How would you describe your fighting style:

Not just a Karate Kid anymore !!

What is your favourite sport and why:

I love KARATE, JUDO, MMA and surf too. I feel happy because my pulse increases.

Who is your favourite athlete:

Ichiro Suzuki

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Israel Adesanya & Kyoji Horiguchi

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Eternal Champion and then World Champion in MMA. To create my own life through martial arts and become an athlete who can supply good energy to the world.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

A wonderful knockout.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

If you can create your own waves, you can win any match, I will dominate the space.

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

I’ll show my everything for you guys. Hopefully you guys pretty much enjoy my fight!

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

Instagram: @yusukeossjboy

Know Your Fighter: Jack Hayes

Full Name:

Jack Hayes

Age:

30

Where were you born:

Adelaide

Where do you live:

Seaford, South Australia

Which gym do you train out of:

M16 Fight & Fitness

Who are your coaches:

Myles Simpson for MMA, Declan Moody for BJJ, Adam Collet & Tayla Ford for wrestling

What belts or rankings do you currently possess as a martial artist:

Bjj Brown Belt

What sports or activities did you participate in growing up:

Grew up playing footy and tennis

When did you begin to take MMA seriously as a hobby and then as a potential profession:

I started training at Ringworks in 2012 doing Muay Thai casually to get fit with no intentions of fighting.
After about 2 years I ended up training 5 days a week and started doing mma and had my first amateur mma fight in 2016.
I had a terrible amateur career going 0/5 and in 2019 I thought fuck it. If I’m going to do this I’ll have a crack professionally and went on to win my professional debut.
Coming into 2024 I’m currently 2/2 as a professional and looking to get the ball rolling for a big year.

Favourite aspect of training or favourite session of the week, and why:

My favourite session of the week is wrestling, easily the hardest and most demanding aspect of mma.

I enjoy it for the simple reason of hard work, there’s no places to rest in wrestling like there is in jits. It’s just a constant chain between attacking and defending.

What are your greatest strengths as an athlete or a fighter:

I believe my greatest strengths as a fighter are my wrestling, striking power and decision making.
I might not be the tallest, fastest or even strongest but I believe my ability to choose when to mix my striking in with my wrestling makes me a dangerous fight for anyone.

How would you describe your fighting style:

I’d describe my style as a brawler/ wrestler.

What is your favourite sport and why:

It would have to be MMA because of how exiting it is to watch and the fact there’s so many variables with it. Martial arts is the only sport where you could be whooping ass for 14 minutes and your opponent lands one good punch and you loose. You don’t really get that vulnerability in other sports

Who is your favourite athlete:

Favourite active athlete would hands down be Alexander Volkanovski.

Who is your favourite combat sports athlete:

Alexander Volkanovski / Frankie Edgar

What are your immediate and long term goals:

Immediate goals is simple to have an active year.

When fans see your name on a fight poster, what should they expect:

They should expect and exiting fight with a good mix of striking and grappling.

How do you see your upcoming fight playing out:

See me getting the finish within the 3 rounds. Either submission or KO

A final message to any friends, family and supporters:

Thanks everyone for the support, always appreciate it. Can’t wait to go out there and do my thing!

Where will any fans or supporters be able to find you socials:

Instagram: @hayzelnut6